By Ray Hamill — Kokko Figueiredo appears to be enjoying life as a pro. This summer, the former Fortuna High and Humboldt Crabs player is playing for the Tucson Saguaros in the […]
Figueiredo named to pro league all-star team
Big 4 schedules finalized for football
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 teams will play each other twice each in football this coming fall, as the schedules were recently finalized. After a shortened spring season, all four […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Seniors close out in style
By Ray Hamill — The final week of high school sports brought plenty of excitement on the basketball courts and some big news for a couple of local wrestlers. In basketball, the […]
Fortuna girls beat Arcata to cap unbeaten season
The Fortuna girls closed out a perfect season in H-DNL basketball on Friday night, getting the better of Arcata 56-37 in both teams’ final game. The defending Big 5 champions beat every […]
Huskies win an overtime thriller to set up big finale at Arcata
The Fortuna Huskies celebrated senior night in boys basketball with a thrilling 57-54 overtime win over Del Norte on Thursday night. The victory lifts the Huskies to 2-1 in the Big 5, […]
Balanced performance leads Huskies past the Cubs
The Fortuna Huskies quickly got back to winning ways on the basketball court on Wednesday night. One day after losing to neighbors and rivals, Ferndale, the Fortuna boys beat South Fork 72-62. […]
Fortuna Huskies now one win from a perfect season
The Fortuna girls improved to 7-0 in girls basketball on Wednesday night with one of their most impressive wins so far. The Huskies got the better of a tough Del Norte team, […]
Huskies hold off determined Loggers
The Fortuna Huskies won their second straight in H-DNL boys basketball on Saturday night, holding off a determined Eureka team to win 77-71. No more than three points separated the two teams […]
Fast-paced Panthers pull away from the Huskies with big second quarter
The McKinleyville Panthers opened their Big 5 boys basketball schedule with a statement performance on Tuesday night, beating Fortuna 77-67. The Panthers took control with a big second quarter and never looked […]
H-DNL BASKETBALL — Huskies, Warriors both go to 3-0
The Fortuna and Del Norte girls teams each improved to 3-0 in H-DNL basketball on Monday night. The Huskies got the better of McKinleyville 50-39, while the Warriors defeated South Fork 60-28. […]
Six local soccer standouts commit to play at CR
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods soccer will continue to have a large local contingent of players when the Corsairs resume play this fall. Earlier this week, six H-DNL standouts […]
Senior-heavy Huskies finally get back on the court
By Ray Hamill — It was a long time in between games for all the local high school basketball teams, especially the Huskies. The Fortuna boys finally returned to action on Thursday […]
Big fourth quarter lifts Huskies past the Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies pulled away late at St. Bernard’s in H-DNL girls basketball on Wednesday night, outscoring the Crusaders 23-14 in the final quarter on the way to a […]
McKinleyville girls, Fortuna boys cleared to play again
By Ray Hamill — A couple of H-DNL basketball teams got some good news today when they were cleared for an immediate return to the basketball court. The McKinleyville girls and Fortuna […]
Fortuna girls open strong, get set for key game on Wednesday
Starting spots will be up for grabs for the Fortuna girls on Wednesday night, as the Huskies continue a quick H-DNL basketball season with a matchup at St. Bernard’s. The Huskies opened […]
Panthers hold on late to top the Huskies in season finale
It’s a pity the H-DNL baseball season was as short as it was, because a number of teams were just getting warmed up. Including a young McKinleyville Panthers team, which won its […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Check out the fastest athletes in the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville sophomore Soffia Reyes and Fortuna senior Connor Pratt are the fastest athletes in the H-DNL this year. The lightning quick duo were crowed league champions in the […]
WEEKEND SOFTBALL — Fortuna, Mack split; Hoopa girls close out unbeaten
Fortuna’s Libby Johnston held a red-hot Panthers lineup to just three hits in game two of a doubleheader at McKinleyville, as the two teams split on Saturday. The Panthers took game one […]
Panthers, Huskies split baseball doubleheader at Mack
The McKinleyville Panthers and Fortuna Huskies split an H-DNL baseball doubleheader on Saturday, with a pair of shutouts. McKinleyville took game one, 1-0, when Austin Brown drove in Logan Maher on a […]
Fortuna’s Pratt taking his talents to the D-I level
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is clearly paying off for Fortuna senior Connor Pratt. Last week, the Huskies standout committed his athletic future to Sac State, where he will run track […]
